n.
Pronunciation: ˌ ē -kw ə - ' li-br ē - ə m, ˌ e-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ri · ums or -ria \ -br ē - ə \
Etymology: Latin aequilibrium, from aequilibris being in equilibrium, from aequi- + libra weight, balance
Date: 1608
1 a : a state of intellectual or emotional balance : POISE <trying to recover his equilibrium > b : a state of adjustment between opposing or divergent influences or elements
2 : a state of balance between opposing forces or actions that is either static (as in a body acted on by forces whose resultant is zero) or dynamic (as in a reversible chemical reaction when the rates of reaction in both directions are equal)
3 : BALANCE 6A